Portable Class-A: Just Audio AHA-120
British amplifier manufacturer Just Audio came up with something that I haven’t seen before in the portable amplifier market: a class-A portable amplifier. The…
$500-$1000
The Fostex HP-P1
Hot from the oven is the new Fostex HP-P1: portable digital transport, DAC, and amplifier all in one box. I have received the device…
Hifiman HE-500 First Impression
It really doesn’t take lot of listening time to see that the HE-500 is, in most cases, a better headphone than the HE-6. Perhaps…
The Usual Suspects: 12 Portable Amps Compared
More and more I’m getting questions from people who are looking to purchase a portable amplifier and are confused over the choices available in…
Revolutionary: The Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo (CLAS)
After months of waiting, I’m very happy to finally get my hand on the revolutionary Cypher Labs AlgoRhythm Solo (CLAS) device. Everyone knows that…
RSA-SR71B First Impression
The SR-71B takes the concept of portable balanced amplification that was first introduced in the Protector and upped it even more. Reading the product…
First Impression: Sony Z1000 -updated-
With a street price of around $500 for the Z1000, I believe Sony has hit a good spot in the current headphone landscape. Of…
Japanese Flagship: Sony MDR-EX1000
Here it is, the MDR-EX1000 flagship IEM from Sony, courtesy of my friend at Bankok’s Munkong Gadget. Sony started with a huge 16mm dynamic…
Colorfly C4: The New High End Player
When the Hifiman HM-801 player was released, I think everyone was quite skeptical on how “hi-fi” can a portable player from a relatively small…
Audez’e LCD-2 Trio
We had a small local meet last weekend at which we had three LCD-2s being present. One was calico’s, who’s the master of wood…
More Audez’e LCD-2
I just received a brand new Audez’e LCD-2 from my good friend Peter. Of course it came with a nice wooden box and an…
Hifiman HE-6 vs Audez’e LCD-2
All of us simply can’t wait for the shoot-out comparing the two. Well, that opportunity came sooner than I expected. Last weekend we had…
Hifi DAP Comparison: HM-801, HM-602, QA350, Boomslang
The excitement surrounding the HM-602 was pretty high, and not long after that I began to plan a comparison article of the HM-602 to…
Audez’e LCD-2 Impressions
I really won’t call this a full review, mostly due to the limited time I had with the headphone. Normally I get to keep…
Burson HA-160 Review (vs AMB’s Beta22)
I don’t particularly have anything against Op-amp based amplifiers, but all discrete is cool both for bragging rights and for sonic reasons. Burson Audio…